The Most Famous
SINGERS from Syria
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Syrian Singers of all time. This list of famous Syrian Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Sabah Fakhri (1933 - 2021)
With an HPI of 53.91, Sabah Fakhri is the most famous Syrian Singer. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.
Sabah al-Din Abu Qaws (Arabic: صباح الدين أبو قوس), also known as Sabah Fakhri (Arabic: صباح فخري North Levantine Arabic pronunciation: [sˤɑbɑːħ fæxɾiː]; May 2, 1933 – November 2, 2021), was a Syrian tenor singer from Aleppo. With over 50 years of fame and popularity as a singer, Sabah Fakhri modified and popularized the then-fading forms of traditional Arabic music Muwashahat and Qudud Halabiya. He was well known for his beautiful strong vocals, impeccable control and execution of Maqamat and harmony, as well as his dominant and charismatic performances on stage. In the Arab world, he is regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time.
2. Aram Tigran (1934 - 2009)
With an HPI of 52.53, Aram Tigran is the 2nd most famous Syrian Singer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Aram Tigran (Armenian: Արամ Տիգրան) or Aramê Dîkran (Kurdish rendering from Western Armenian), born Aram Melikyan (Armenian: Արամ Մէլիքեան), (1934 – 8 August 2009) was a contemporary Armenian singer who sang primarily in Kurdish. Among Assyrians in Qamishli he was known as Aram Dikran. Tigran was born in Qamishli in northeastern Syria to an Armenian family originally from Diyarbakır, Turkey. Both of his parents were born in villages near the city Diyarbakır. His first Oud he received from his uncle at the age of six. After finishing ninth grade, he concentrated his efforts on learning music and playing Oud and in 1953 he gave his first public concert at the Newroz celebrations. By the age of twenty years, he was singing in four languages: Kurdish, Arabic, Syriac and Armenian. In 1966 he moved to Yerevan, Armenia, at the time a part of the Soviet Union, where he was employed for eighteen years at Radio Yerevan. He left Armenia in 1995 and settled in Athens. He is considered among the best of contemporary Kurdish singers and musicians. He recorded 230 songs in Kurdish, 150 in Arabic, 10 in Syriac, 8 in Greek. In 2009 he was able to visit the villages, where his parents grew up in the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey), where he was welcomed in Diyarbakır and gave a concert at the Newroz celebrations in Batman. Tigran died in Athens on August 8, 2009, in the Evangelismos General Hospital. Tigran wanted to be buried in Diyarbakır in Turkey, an aim supported by the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP), but the Turkish Ministry of the Interior refused this request, on grounds that he was not a Turkish citizen. Instead he was buried in Brussels, Cimetery of Jette and some soil from Diyarbakır was poured into his grave. He was married and had three children.
3. George Wassouf (b. 1961)
With an HPI of 47.99, George Wassouf is the 3rd most famous Syrian Singer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
George Wassouf (Arabic: جورج وسوف; 23 December 1961) is a Syrian singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, he has released more than 30 albums, with a significantly large audience of fans throughout the Arab world. Dubbed Sultan El-Tarab (Arabic: سلطان الطرب), he is one of the most successful Arab singers selling over 60 million records worldwide.
4. Assala Nasri (b. 1969)
With an HPI of 46.32, Assala Nasri is the 4th most famous Syrian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Assala Mostafa Hatem Nasri (Arabic: أصالة مصطفى حاتم نصري; born 15 May 1969), commonly known as Assala (Arabic: أصالة), is a Syrian singer.
5. Omar Souleyman (b. 1966)
With an HPI of 45.38, Omar Souleyman is the 5th most famous Syrian Singer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Omar Almasikh (Arabic: عمر المسيخ; born 1966), better known by his stage name Omar Souleyman (Arabic: عمر سليمان) is a Syrian singer. He began his career in 1994 singing at weddings and has since released numerous records and performed all over the world. He produces a modernized version of the traditional dabke.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Syrian singers born between 1933 and 1969. Of these 5, 3 (60.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Syrian singers include George Wassouf, Assala Nasri, and Omar Souleyman. The most famous deceased Syrian singers include Sabah Fakhri, and Aram Tigran. As of April 2024, 1 new Syrian singers have been added to Pantheon including Aram Tigran.
Living Syrian Singers
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George Wassouf
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Assala Nasri
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Omar Souleyman
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.38
